The New Hampshire, Vol. 70, No. 53
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the new hampshire VOLUME 70 NUMBER 52 'TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1980 DURHAM, N.H. Out· of state tuition rises Surcharge of· $50 ·for next semester By Dennis Cauchon Keene State Colleges, combined A $50 energy surcharge was with the rise in the SAF charge are added to the tuition bills of all expected to bring in $ I .5 million in UNH students last Saturday bny revenues. thP TT niversity System Board of To further aid UNH's financial Trustees. needs, the 1 rustees voted to auow The surcharge brings total in the number of out-of-state state tuition costs for next semester students to increase above the 25 to $706. percent limit set by the legislature. This surcharge is in addition to It is within the Board's power to an $84 one approved earlier this suspend this restriction and this is year for students who live in the second year in a row it has been dormitories. done. , Out-of-state tuition was also Overall, the University System increased by $150 per semester budget was increased by 12 percent bringing total out-of-state tuition or $10 million. It now totals $96.3 costs to $3000 per year. million. The cost of summer school at . UNH's share, including the UNH was also increased. Starting increases approved last Saturday, this summer each credit will cost totals approximately $55 million . .!.~ $40 rather than $35. The Trustees also approved a: J~y Wheel!r, of the Woodsman's Team, practices sawing r or this weekend's competition against Dart.:~utn as The Student Activity Fee $12.3 million capital improve BIii MacKmnon looks on. (Ned Finkel photo) (SAF), a mandatory fee which ments budget. (See story page 2.) subsidizes student organizations The lone dissenter on the energy such as MUSO and WUNH, was surcharge was Student Trustee Ian also raised by $8.66 to $33.66 per Wilson. Wilson, along with year. Student Body President Bob This increase was asked for by Coates, entered into a "tense" Iranian travelers -restricted the Studerit Senate which discussion with Trustee Paul distributes the fee. Holloway at the meeting in Keene. The $50 energy surcharge is Holloway is chairman of the Pappas, By Barbara Stevens Yassaman and Keza Jalili, an acording to Charles allocated directly to paying for Trustee's Finance and Budget Iranian couple pursuing their Public Information Director at the increased oil and electricity costs. Committee which recommended and Immigration They can't travel; they can't go doctorates in Economics usualfy Naturlaization The Trustees intend to ask the NH the increases. my Boston. home. If they want to return that go home in the summer. 'I miss Bureau in State Legislature next January for - Wilson said he did not disagree said us·ually given carte is. Such is the situation for Iranian friends, my people, everyone," "They are help in covering next year's rising with the surcharge, but he did feel that will students studying in the U.S. Reza. This summer they're going blanch to finish programs energy costs. strongly that the proceeds for because of the President's actions nowhere. take more than one year," The surcharge will be evaluated ~trongly that the process for · against Iran. Upon entering a country a explained Pappas. ~gain before the spring semester of mcreasmg rates at UNH, which foreigner fills out a form stating should Aman, a 24 year old engineering IRANIANS, page 18 next year to determine if it is still totally excludes students, student at UNH discovered this their plans in that country, necessary. be changed. first hand. He travelled to The surcharge is expected to add The 30 minute discussion with Bermuda for Spring break with .$1.8 million in revenues to UNH Holloway was unusual for Trustee from the Universitv. the next fiscal year. four friends during SURCHARGE Before the trip he called the Senate supports The $150 out-of-state tuition Immigration Office in Boston who increase at UNH, and $100 continued from page 1 assured him there would be no increases at both Plymouth and problem returning. When the vacation ended, the other students returned to Durham and classes office without Aman. TOSNOM • Council in The American Senate appealed to the Heat turned off ID would not allow him to By Janet Jacobs Student Bermuda MUB Board to give TOSNOM reenter the U.S.. Aman, who The Student Senate passed a bill mont_}l was forced Sunday night recommending the and Isos the room. graduates in one eesos) is the in Bermuda for 11 more MUB Board of Governors make Isos (pronounced to remain equality and the if he could ever public the criteria used to Greek word for days, not sure Senate's Hood House, dorms leave. determine room allocation among group was Student to the failures they saw in "I was really frustrated and student organizations. response Women's Center. It was mad," said Aman. And worried. The Senate also recommended the Students for a He described the official at the the MUB Board reevaluate by it's originally entitled By Art lllman Council as "prejudiced." When he first meeting in November t'he Non- Sexist Society. With a cold front upon us, 22 university buildings are without say Aman was Iranian he would allocation of office- space for The Board reJected the Isos and s_pace heat for the rest of the semester due to a ruptured hot water request and reallocated talk to him, Aman said. TOSNOM, a parapsychology TOSNOM lme on Mam Street. · not to the Women's Center. 'It can't be done', and club, based on the criteria. room 134 ~c_cording to PPO&M Director Nicholas Plebani, who made the "He said, felt strongly back to his paperwork," he ~The action taken was a show of The Senate dec1S1on to shut down late Thursday, a cold spell was not anticipated w~nt be given more said. support for the room request of TOSNOM should for this week. small windowless closet Aman was fortunate, however. Student Senate's replacement for than a Hood House, the Dimond Library, the Memorial Union was allocated to them to use "I. knew I had friends here," he the Women's Center, and which Building, Stillings Dining Hall, Hamilton-Smith and New as a library. said. ,,, TOSNOM. 1 Hampshire Hall and 16 dormitories all are without space heating. recommended that Eleven days later with the help Jim Connors, chairman of the The Senate Domestic hot water is not affected. consider "at least" the of the President of the University, MUB Board of Governors called MUB BOG _"We are advising occupants of the affected buildings to close all Senator Durkin, and Immigration b~ll 1-176 "sour grapes". Connors following: wmdows, draw the drapes and tum on lights for added warmth. and amount of funding Officials who admitted they had ~aid, "th~r'e were no prejudices -source Turning on the lights is an added energy bill we11 have to live with" -past performance given Aman wrong information, mvolved m our room allocation. Plebani said. ' -projections as to future Aman was allowed to return to the Connors said the criteria for Monday at 3 p.m. Hood House was operating at temperatures U.S.. ro<;>m allocation was already performance between 63 and 66 degrees. "What if I hadn't known anyone wntten down and "the criteria was performance, "It is a matter of discomfort for patients who must undress for an used for room ,who could help me," he said. stated at our public meetings." in judgement examination," said Dr. Peter Patterson, Director of H;ood House. among student For now, Aman said, he can't As for the Senate's recommend- allocation ~'For patients in the house we are adding blankets and are looking or gl~ h0me. "lt doesn't look ation that the MUB Board organizations. mto portable heaters. If the temperature drops into the forties it travel to The New good,' he said sadly. reevaluate office allocations by In a letter could be a problem." TOSNOM president , r--------::i.\-_..:::....-=.....:.___,,. November, Connors said lfampshire · According to the National Weather Service in Concord .de "_December is a more appropriat; Patrice Gans stated, "My t~mperatures will drop into the low forties tonight and Wednesday time to evaluate room allocations. organization was denied an office night. · Insl The StudentSenate recommenda- for the fiscal year 1980-81. The The break occurred in the feeding heating system, in a main hot (and tion will have no effect on us. Who re~s<?ning of the Board was w~ter. l~?e for_ the 22 ~uild~ngs refer.red t? as the "Dormitory are they to pressure us?" he said. sti_ll is) based on personal feelings Circuit. Repair of the pipe will not begm until the summer and will Campus Calendar . ... _. .. page 5 The dispute between the Student relating to the organization's based take 4-5 days, according to Plebani. ' · Notices. .... page 6 Senate and the MUB Board purpose." ' "We'll have to excavate to locate the break, then it will take Editorial, letters . pages 12, 13 started two weeks ago when two The MUB Board's priorities for another two days to refill the lines. It is a major repair " he said. Features ........... pages 14, 15 student government members had room allocation include an Dormitory heat is usually shut down on or near May' 1 but hot Comics. ... page 18 the door to the Women's Center, organization's purpose, goals and water .. being lost into the ground prompted the premature '~summer Class Ads .............